Việt Nam News

The United Overseas Bank (UOB) has launched an innovation accelerator programme for applicants in Viet Nam in an aim to encourage the growth of (FinTech) start-ups. 

PROPAK Việt Nam, a major annual processing and packaging technology exhibition held in HCM City this month, promises to provide an outstanding sourcing platform for many industries.

PV Gas Cà Mau will welcome the first gas flow of Gas Processing Plant Cà Mau (GPP Cà Mau) this Sunday.

Funds under the management of Dragon Capital and VinaCapital earned significant profits from their investments in Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company and Novaland Investment Group before their listings.

The Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) received VNĐ99.2 billion (US$4.3 million) in February from organising auctions to sell a total of 6.5 million shares.

Egypt’s political unrest and currency depreciation have affected Vietnamese goods in the market.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Thursday signed a decision to remove Nguyễn Quốc Khánh as chairman of the board of directors of PetroVietnam to enable his transfer to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved the expansion of the Nghi Sơn Economic Zone (EZ) in the central province of Thanh Hóa through 2035, with a vision to 2050.

Việt Nam’s dairy market is predicted to double in size by 2020, reaching US$8.2 billion as the population is expected to increase by five million and dairy consumption to rise by a compounded annual growth rate of seven per cent.

Members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) sold more than 17,600 cars in February, down 13 per cent from the previous month.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will shortly issue a circular with specific guidance to manage prices of milk products for children under six years old, according to information posted Wednesday on the ministry’s website.

Việt Nam’s derivatives market will start operating in May or June in hopes it will improve Việt Nam’s securities market and attract more foreign investment, according to the Chairman of the State Securities Commission, Vũ Bằng.

Budget carrier VietJet’s CEO Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo has become Southeast Asia’s only woman billionaire to be named on this year’s FORBES World’s Self-Made Women Billionaires list.

The Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) and the Vietnam National Coal – Mineral Industries Holding Corporation (Vinacomin) on Thursday signed a strategic co-operation agreement.

An international coffee fair, with the theme “Quality Coffee for the Health of the Community” opened on Thursday in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk.

The benchmark VN-Index sank for the first time in the last five sessions on Thursday as oil and gas stocks slumped on the back of global oil losses.

Despite facing challenges, Việt Nam has great opportunities to sustain its high economic growth rate, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday.